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22 2. Phonology, Writing Systems, Texts 5. [nbdg : t(ln)ndm 9tnd] *[nubadig : sa(lan)nidama atanida] Nubadig, and to the Salanni, to the father, 6. [Õn 9lšyġ Õ(n) 9mrw] *[ini alažijaγi ini amuriwi] God of Alašiya, God of Amurru, 7. [Õn †grtw : «mttmrw] *[ini ugaritawi «amistamrawi] God of Ugarit, of Ammistamra, 8. [t(t)bd] *[ti(s)ubada] to Tešub, 9. [kšġd] *[kudzuγada] to Kušu¯, 10. [9ttbd] *[astabida] to Aštabi, 11. [Õydm ¯zzdm] *[ijadama xadzidzidama] and to Ea and the wisdom (Hasis), [verso] 12. [kydd : (...)d] *[kijazi (...)da] to the kiyaše 54 to (...) 13. [nwrwnd] *[nawarwi(??)nida] to Nawarwi (??) 55 14. [9ġrt¯nd] *[aγrusxinida] to the incense-burner 15. [¯brt¯nd] *[xubrusxinida] to the (melting) pot 16. [kldnd] *[kildinida] to good health --------------------- 17. [†dnd] *[uzunida] to the ušunni 56 18. [tgnd] *[taginida] to the tagi Morphemes attested in Ugaritic writing: a) Definite article: Sg. [n]; Plural [nn] b) Singular Ergative: [t] standing for */s/ c) Singular Genitive: [w] d) Singular Allative: [d]; Plural [tt] e) Singular Comitative: [r]; Plural [šr] */-źura/ f) Directive: [y] g) Plural Absolutive: [š] */ź/; oblique cases are written [t] */s/ h) Ethnonymic suffix: [ġ] : [À l b ġ] Àalba¯i ‘of Halba’ i) Adjective: [¯] : [x y r x] ¯iyaru¯¯i ‘golden, made with gold’ The Mitanni Letter This document is important in the historical rediscovery of Hurrian, as it showed that one more language must have existed alongside Akkadian in the second millenium BCE. As stated before, this situation has been known since 1887. In spite of its generous length, this letter has regrettably not been very useful in the decipherment of Hurrian in general. Many points in the understanding of this document are still awaiting a real eludication. As is often the case, bilingual or multilingual texts and tablets have done more in deciphering a new language than a long and ill-understood document. 54 This word is an object according to Laroche. 55 This may mean ‘the god of pastures’. 56 This may refer to a ‘sacrificed animal’ (cf. uži ‘flesh’).
2. Phonology, Writing Systems, Texts 23 Some parts of the letter are seriously damaged or destroyed. An extensive transcription was performed by Friedrich in 1932. A few lines of this letter will provide connoisseurs of Cuneiform writing with a glimpse of Cuneiform Hurrian. Mit. I 83 Gi- li- i- aš-ša-a-an pa-aš-ši-i-it-¯i-wu-uš ti- wə an-ti gu-lu-u-u-u-ša Mit. I 84 ma-a-an-na-a-an ¯i-il- li še-e- na-wə-ša-an Mit. I 85 I Ni- im- mu-u- ri- i- aš KUR Mi-zi- ir- ri- e- wə-ni-eš ib- ri- iš ta-še ab- li ta- a- a- nu-u- ša Mit. I 86 URU I.¯i-pè-ni Mit. I 87 URU Ši-mi-i- gi- ni- e- wə-ni- e-ma-a-an ú- nu- u- u- ša d ši- mi- i- gi- ni- e- wä- ma-a-an e- e- ni- i- wë at- ta- i- i-wə a-ku-u-ša Mit. I 88 at- ta- a- ar- ti- i- wë- na-a- ma-a-an šu- ú- al- la- ma-an ta- še- e- e- na- MEŠ Mit.I 89 tiš-ša-an tiš-ša-an gi-lu-u-šu-a za- ar- ma-a-an še- e- na- a- ap- pe Mit. I 90 KUR u-u-mi-i-ni ši- u-u- ši a- ti- i- ni- e- in ta- še-e- en id- du-u-uš -ta Mit. I 91 še-e- ni-pa-an e- ti- i- e- e- im- ma-ma-an ta- še-e- ni- e- wë wü-ri- i- ta Mit. I 92 ši- ia Mit. I 93 ir- ka- a- mu-u-ša-ma-a-an tiš-ša-an I Gi- li- i- aš ta-še-e- ni- e- wë
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Page 7 and 8: The Hurrian Language 1 Introduction
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84 7. Hurrian Vocabulary Derivative
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86 7. Hurrian Vocabulary *[ˆugi]
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90 7. Hurrian Vocabulary *[ija]/[ij
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92 7. Hurrian Vocabulary *[íźi] [
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94 7. Hurrian Vocabulary *[kul-]
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References Beekes, Robert S. P. 198
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